Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - August 2008

[TaRhLi.]

Nixon: I think if you get to blasty stage you have a good chance. You must be feeling releived and anxious all at the same time. I know when I had my EPU I was anxious about the numbers and I had lots. Your 3 are so precious so I am sending you lots of and positve vibes.

I'm anxious to see if when I have my transfer if they use some of my day 3 embryo's or my day 5 blasty's. I think I would much prefer to transfer my blasty's, but my FS seems to prefer using the day 3's first and then using the blasty's last as I have so many day 3's in safe keeping they seem certain that some of them will grow after transfer. I suppose I can only wait and see.

[Cuddlepie]

Nic, just want to come in to say 'congratulations on the good result' and hope they continue to grow strong....wish everything goes well on Thursday.

I am with SIVF as well and I have a frozen transfer tomorrow. Its such a nerve-wracking time, so I am glad I have find some TWW buddies here.

sorry no personals today, I am trying to get my head around here but all the very best of luck for everyone who is EPUing, transfering or jabbing...

[Nixon]

BeiBei - I'll see you in TWW on Thursday. I hope it all goes well for you tomorrow. I'm with Dr Lok - I'm loving his work so far.

Hugs.
Nic
x

[Kahlan]

Great news Nic.... can't wait to join you.... We need lots of BFP!

[Aleenta]

Kahlan and Kelly D - great to see you girls on track, Kelly I hope your cold disappears fast, and fingers crossed we are all in the TWW together in the not too distant future.
Nic - you star glad to hear your embies are doing so well, very encouraging. I am having a general for EPU, and I have another US tomorrow morning to see how I am going and when EPU may be, today I have started to feel a bit of discomfort for the first time this cycle so I think those follies are coming on strong, let's just hope they don't go too crazy.
Bei Bei and Mindy good luck for your transfers
Ciao for now

[Marsha]

Nixon - for u dearie

Aleenta - good luck for your US tom

Beibei - :goodluck2: FET, another TWW buddy on the way

KellyD - im sure you cant wait for your transfer......

Dusty - i too got pics of my 3 embies, those 3 and 4 cell embies....oh whr have they gone to


my IUI is ok, FS told us to DTD sunday n monday jus to increase e chances.
i feel yucky with the inserted progesterone. BT on sat to measure my progesterone level. Gotta eat more protein for e

[Neptune]

Good luck to everyone and

AFM I'm doing okay. Will go to see the nurses next Wednesday (27th) to have a blood test and possibly start Synarel. I'm feeling very very anxious though, as my DH has wokem up this morning with a massive lump on teh side of his neck - a very swollen lymph gland!!! I'm hoping that it's not the mumps which can cause stertility in men - his SA'a have been very poor anyway without thsi knid of problem. Anyway, he is off to the doc at 3pm.

Nic - thank you for your message, but call me stupid, I can't work out how to reply????? Maybe I haven't done enough posts yet to be able to use that feature????

[JBM]

well so much is happening in here!!
smithy: good luck, ivf # 3 is the one for you
BEE:lots of eggs wow!! good luck
Nixon:glad EPU went well hope tfer goes well too
aleenta: great job with follies
MINDY: hope EPU went well
KAHLAN: hope you start to get back to normal soon with cycle
KELLY: good luck this cycle
BEIBEI: hope bubsicle tfer goes well, fingers crossed
MARSHA:well i am sure dtd 2 times will be great fun. good luck!

ANYONE ELSE: hope you're well.
AFM: well had scan on monday and fs says i am behind a couple of days with cycle so now i am doing the ov test everyday til i get a pos test.
then i have blood tests and bubsicle tfer will be a couple of days after that. so if all goes to plan then early next week for my bubsicle tfer.
i am continuing with acupuncture also.
will keep you all updated.

[kateB]

Hi everyone,

Have been out of action for a bit with just waiting and not really thinking whilst waiting for my AF to turn up - it still hasn't and now is two weeks overdue. I keep getting cramps and feeling irritable...grrrr....

I hope everyone is doing well - I'm not going to try to catch up as there have been three pages since my last visit...!! Just to say 'hi' and thinking of you all as always...

I usually write poetry regularly, but for some reason I have not written anything on IVF, but last night a poem turned up that I want to share with you all...I can't be there with everyone but this is a part of my heart and soul for you wonderful, warm women.

The Cradle

This cradle of mine
Can not hold the dream

With the drawing down
Of the moon
The whisper passes through
And death arrives again

There is no ceremony
No funeral pyre
No burial stone
The tears empty
To a world
That can not know

Where life is created
Life celebrated
All faith is placed
In the fertile grounds

Where then
Do I belong?

The hallowed land
Within me
Can not grow the one
So dearly grieved

That feminine essence
Is stripped
Refined
Denuded

That earthly mystery
Is stolen
Denied
Gone

Yet my cradle lies empty
Ruby sheets replaced
With each full moon
Waiting for
The dream of all dreams
Our child

Kate Bettison
19th August 2008